From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 22, 1999, at 1720Z a mesaba aircraft N424XJ (SF-340) declared an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit. The pilots reported donning their smoke masks and proceeded to land without incident. Emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene. No injuries were reported by passenger or crew. Cause of smoke has been determined to be from a chaffed wire from the autopilot system located in the quadrant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1999, AT 1720Z A MESABA AIRCRAFT N424XJ (SF-340) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOTS REPORTED DONNING THEIR SMOKE MASKS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY PASSENGER OR CREW. CAUSE OF SMOKE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FROM A CHAFFED WIRE FROM THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE QUADRANT.
Other reports on N424XJ · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.